Political Parties

All of the following are functions of political parties except...

• educating the electorate
• recruiting and nominating candidates
• helping monitor poll taxes
• monitoring the actions of officeholders

Presidential debates are an important part of the political process.  Which function best describes the purpose of these debates?

• Helping candidates learn what is important to the opposing party
• Recruiting and nominating candidates
• Monitoring the actions of officeholders
• Educating the electorate about campaign issues

Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?

• Nominating
• Watchdog
• Spoiler
• Informing the public

The president comes to Virginia to help a member of his political party campaign for Senate.  The President is...

• nominating a candidate for public office
• educating the electorate about the campaign issues
• helping candidate win an election
• monitoring the actions of the opposing political party

What is the form of government where the citizens rule?

• dictatorship
• rule of law
• Democracy
• Monarchy

What do you call a document that sets up the current structure of government?

• Charter
• Declaration
• Constitution 
• Congress

A political party is a group of _______________________________________________.

• who share the similar beliefs about government.
• who share the similar beliefs about the president.
• who share the similar beliefs about congress.
• who share the similar beliefs about the judicial branch

Political parties are mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. 

• True
• False

America has  a ___________ _______________ political system. 

• three party
• one party
• two party
• four party

What do Third Parties do?

• Introduce new laws
• Introduce new ideas
• They get ignored
• They provide funding